Environmental correlates of physical activity in youth – a review and update

By Isabel Ferreira, K. Horst, W. Wendel-Vos, S. Kremers, F. Lenthe, J. Brug. Obesity Reviews, 2007

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Effects of an outdoor education intervention on the mental health of schoolchildren (2012, background): “School policies have been shown to be important determinants in accomplishing increased physical activity in children (Ferreira et al., 2007; Gordon-Larsen, McMurray, & Popkin, 2000), rendering school-based interventions a particularly promising prospect.”
Activity, exercise and the planning and design of outdoor spaces (2013, background): “A key element of interest, however, is the simple fact that children are more active outdoors than indoors (Ferreira et al., 2007; Sallis, Prochaska, & Taylor, 2000), and therefore the freedom with which children can access and use outdoor places in their local environment is likely to be a key comp”
Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesity in the United States. (2009, background): “Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated a negative relationship between crime rates and/or perceived safety and physical activity in neighborhoods, particularly among adolescents (101,120,121).”
Promoting walking and bicycling: assessing the evidence to assist planners (2010, background): “Others, generally from public health, deal with walking as part of a broader concern with physical activity (Humpel et al., 2002; Trost et al., 2002; Handy, 2004; Davison and Lawson, 2006; Heath et al., 2006; Ferreira et al., 2007; Gebel et al., 2007; Wendel-Vos et al., 2007).”